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CVE-2026-16258Patch

LOWCVSS 9.8 · CRITICAL

Signal is active with 1 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Patch affected systems immediately

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

The Ajax Search Lite WordPress plugin before 4.14.5 does not prevent the deserialization of untrusted input, allowing unauthenticated attackers to perform PHP Object Injection. When a suitable POP chain is present via another installed Ajax Search Lite WordPress plugin before 4.14.5 or , this can be leveraged to achieve Remote Code Execution.

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0.5/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Other references
Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-502

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

AVAILABLE

Momentum

NONE

Threat summary

  • Patch or workaround signal is available
  • 1 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

  • Patch or workaround mentioned in 1 signal
  • Technical details provided in 1 signal
  • 1 total mentions across 1 day

Deep dive

Activity timeline1 mentions / 1d
00111Mentions · 2026-08-14: 1Patch / Workaround · 2026-08-14: 1Technical Details · 2026-08-14: 108-14
Signal classification1 categories
Patch
1100.0%
Referenced assets1 URL
By indicator
Full discourse1 post
  • SecAlerts@SecAlertsCo
    Patch

    🔓 Ajax Search Lite (WordPress) CVSS 9.8: unauthenticated PHP Object Injection via the Search Statistics REST endpoint. Patch to 4.14.5 now. CVE-2026-16258 #cybersecurity #wordpress #vulnerabilities https://secalerts.co/vulnerability/CVE-2026-16258?utm_campaign=x https://t.co/W7DTk4LqGv

    Post summary

    The tweet announces CVE-2026-16258, describing a high‑severity PHP Object Injection flaw and informs users that a patch (v4.14.5) is now available.

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